Many states of the United States have adopted official dances as one of their state symbols. The practice has extended to U.S. territories and Washington, D.C.[1]
Starting in the 1970s, many states adopted square dance as their state dance, the result of a campaign by square dancers to make it the national dance.[2]
Table
editState, district, or territory |
Dance | Year adopted | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Alabama | Square dance | 1981 | [3] |
Arkansas | Square dance | 1991 | [4] |
California | West Coast Swing | 1988 | [5][6] |
Square dance (Official folk dance) | |||
Colorado | Square dance | 1992 | [7] |
Connecticut | Square dance | 1995 | [8] |
Delaware | None (Maypole proposed in 2016–2017 legislative session) | [9][10] | |
District of Columbia | Hand dancing | 1999 | [11] |
Georgia | Square dance | 1996 | [12] |
Hawaii | Hula | 1999 | [13] |
Idaho | Square dance | 1989 | [14] |
Illinois | Square dance | 1990 | [15] |
Kentucky | Clogging | 2006 | [16] |
Louisiana | Square dance | 1999 | [17] |
Maryland | Square dance | 1994 | [18] |
Massachusetts | Square dance | 1990 | [19][20] |
Minnesota | None (Square dance was proposed in 1992 and 1994) | [21] | |
Mississippi | Square dance | 1995 | [22] |
Missouri | Square dance | 1995 | [23] |
Nebraska | Square dance | 1997 | [24] |
New Jersey | Square dance (Official folk dance) | 1983 | [25] |
North Carolina | Clogging (Official folk dance) | 2005 | [26] |
Carolina shag (Official popular dance) | |||
North Dakota | Square dance | 1995 | [27] |
Oklahoma | Square dance | 1988 | [28] |
Oregon | Square dance | 1977 | [29] |
South Carolina | Square dance (State American Folk Dance) | 1994 | [30] |
Richardson waltz (State waltz) | 2000 | [31] | |
The Shag | 1984 | [32] | |
Tennessee | Square dance | 1980 | [33] |
Texas | Square dance | 1994 | [34] |
Utah | Square dance | 1994 | [35] |
Virginia | Square dance | 2011 | [36] |
Washington | Square dance | 1979 | [37] |
Wisconsin | Polka | 1993 | [38] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Official State Dances, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
- ^ Sampson, Pamela (October 22, 1996). "Critics Claim Square Dance Conspiracy Confuses Culture with Hobby". Associated Press. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Official American Folk Dance of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2001-07-12. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "Arkansas American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
- ^ "History and Culture - State Symbols". The California State Library. State of California. 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "California State Dance". NETSTATE.COM. NSTATE, LLC. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Symbols & Emblems | Archives". archives.colorado.gov.
- ^ "Connecticut State Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
- ^ "Chapter3. State Seal, Song, and Symbols", Title 29. State Government: General Provisions, retrieved 2019-05-28
- ^ Goss, Scott (May 8, 2018), "Delaware looks to get in on maypole dancing craze (a few centuries late)", DelawareOnline, retrieved 2019-05-28
- ^ Austermuhle, Martin (August 27, 2010). "What the Heck Is Hand Dancing?". DCist. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ "Georgia State Folk Dance, Square Dancing, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
- ^ http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0005/HRS_0005-0021.htm [bare URL]
- ^ "Idaho State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
- ^ "Illinois official Dance". State Symbols. Illinois State museum.
- ^ "Kentucky State Symbols". Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. 2007-03-30. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
- ^ "Louisiana State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
- ^ "Square Dance, Maryland State Folk Dance". msa.maryland.gov.
- ^ Folk dance of the Commonwealth, General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 2, Section 32.
- ^ "State Symbols". Citizen Information Service. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "Unofficial, Proposed, or Facetious State Symbols - Minnesota". www.leg.mn.gov.
- ^ "Official State Dances from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
- ^ "Missouri State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
- ^ "Nebraska State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
- ^ "New Jersey's State Dance". The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. The State of New Jersey. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library. State of North Carolina. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ "North Dakota State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
- ^ "Square Dance". 8 October 2014.
- ^ "SC Statehouse Students' web page, The State Folk Dance - The Square Dance". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "SC Statehouse Students' web page, The State Waltz - The Richardson Waltz". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "SC Statehouse Students' web page, The State Dance - The Shag". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "Tennessee State Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
- ^ "Texas Legislature Online - 72(R) History for HCR 153". Texas State Legislature. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ^ Utah State Folk Dance - Square Dance from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08
- ^ "Virginia Emblems And Designations". Virginia State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ^ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ^ "Wis. Stat. § 1.10(2)". State of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
External links
edit- "The State Folk Dance Conspiracy: Fabricating a National Folk Dance", originally published in Old-Time Herald, v.4(7) pp. 9–12, Spring 1995. The State Folk Dance Conspiracy: Fabricating a National Folk Dance Accessed 8 Dec 2017